Monday, 14 October 2013

There times when I have beat myself up for messing up, hated
the decisions I have made and just wished there was a reset button. Which would
take me back to my comfort zone and times when I wouldn’t complain, times with
beautiful memories. Then I think I would have had a chance to reverse all the
decisions I label as wrong, and I would over do all the things I feel are the
right decisions. You relate to that? Perfecto!

Yet Paul in Romans 8:23 says: All things Work together for
the good of those that trust the Lord. Does this even work for the bad decisions
we have made? Even the mistakes we have made?

So many times we toil and labor for things that are not ours
and many times God is trying to point unto us the destination that he wants us
to take, buh because we are focused on “the dreams” of this world, what the
world labels as success we so many times fail to see Gods sign as to where we
have to go. So God does use the wrong decisions, the mistakes to finally show
us his grander plan.

I love a song called God bless the broken road:

GOD BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD LYRICS

I set out on a narrow way, many years agoHoping
I would find true love along the broken roadBut I
got lost a time or twoWiped my brow and kept pushing throughI
couldn't see how every sign pointed straight to you

Every long lost dream led me to where you areOthers
who broke my heart, they were like northern starsPointing
me on my way into your loving armsThis
much I know is true, that god bless the broken roadThat
led me straight to you

I
think about the years I've spent, just passing throughI'd
like to have the time I lost, and give it back to youBut
you just smile and take my handYou've
been there, you understandIt's
all part of a grander plan that is coming true

Every
long lost dream led me to where you areOthers
who broke my heart, they were like northern starsPointing
me on my way into your loving armsThis
much I know is true that god bless the broken roadThat
led me straight to you

But
know I'm just rolling home into my lover's armsThis
much I know is trueThat
god bless the broken roadThat
led me straight to you

So in short the song talks about how the broken roads and
broken dream leads the writer straight to God. And many times in my life I have
realized that the mistakes the broken dreams were really northern stars that were
pointing me to every perfect gift that the Lord has given me.

So as I reflected on this topic:

Psalms 23:1- The Lord is my shepherd;…

Psalms 23:2b- He leadeth me beside
the still waters.

The Lord being OUR SHEPERD LEADETH us
beside the still waters. It means we may have dreams and aspirations that do
not lead us unto the still waters. We may think the path we have taken leads us
unto the still waters; But God knows that path won’t take us to the still
waters. So He leads us. To lead is to Point, to give a Hint, or to indicate the
best path that we ought to take to get to the still waters. In which case: ‘the still waters’ is our destiny. It’s a place
where we ought to be

I am thankful for all the mistakes I have made; they have set me
on a path, which am fully convinced I would not have gotten to if those were
not made. I thank God that as a good shepherd, he never tires to lead me to the still waters. Whatever happens he is faithful to his words and he
shall lead me unto the place that he knows is set for me.

And I Pray that may you find the same comfort when things don’t go
as planned. Your Sheperd the Lord will surely lead you to your still waters.